To determine if 2464 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 2464.
If the factors of 2464 are only 2464 and 1, then we know that 2464 is a prime number. Otherwise, 2464 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 2464 is only divisible by 1 and 2464, then it is a prime number, and if 2464 is divisible by more than 2464 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 2464 are as follows:
1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 11, 14, 16, 22, 28, 32, 44, 56, 77, 88, 112, 154, 176, 224, 308, 352, 616, 1232, 2464
Therefore, since 2464 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 2464 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 2465 prime or composite?
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